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overpopulate

/ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

/ˌoʊvərˈpɑːpjʊleɪt/

overpopulateverb

overpopulated

Past Simple

overpopulated

Past Participle

overpopulating

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊleɪt/

/ˌoʊvərˈpɑːpjʊleɪt/

Translations

If we continue to overpopulate the planet, resources will become scarce.

Если мы продолжим перенаселять планету, ресурсы станут дефицитными.

Definitions

To fill with an excessive number of people, animals, or things, leading to overcrowding.

If we continue to overpopulate the city, it will lead to severe resource shortages.

To increase in population to the point of overcrowding or exceeding the carrying capacity (intransitive).

Within a few years, the invasive fish species overpopulated and disrupted the lake's ecosystem.

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